Ryan Pitterson

And one example I thought of was Joshua leading the Israelites into the land of Canaan.

There's this interesting ritual that the Lord tells the Israelites to do.

He says, take

Take the priest, take 12 stones, and as you cross the Jordan River on dry land, because remember God supernaturally parts the Jordan River with the cross, he says, put 12 on the bottom of the riverbed, of the river floor, but then take another 12 and set them on the other side of the Jordan after you cross the Jordan.

And I think obviously the Jordan River, which I believe is a supernatural portal there.

I believe that's where you have so much angelic activity, the Nephilim, all those things centered on the Jordan River.

But I think also here it's symbolizing obviously them crossing into the promised land.

I believe the 12 stones that were left in the floor represent those who are judged, who reject God.

They get swallowed up in the flood that comes afterwards when the river closes.

But then he put the 12 on the other side who made it, right?

Which of course, symbolize the Israelites making it into the promised land as God promised, God's deliverance.

So that location in the New Testament is known as Bethabara, the house of the crossing.

John the Baptist was there, Jesus was there.

That was the location where Jesus said, where the Pharisees saying, oh, people are worshiping you.

And Jesus said that they didn't worship these stones

would cry out and worship me.

And so God could raise up children from these stones.

And that was at the house of the crossing.

I believe Jesus was referring to that altar that Joshua set up probably a thousand or so more years, 1500 years earlier at Bethabara.

So why does this matter?